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RPA
AND THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND
The European tour kicked off in Ancona, Italy Sat 5 June
and fan reviews have called it "AMAZING" - with 10 songs aired
from their new album and two encores, one of which was an acoustic solo set
of 3 songs.
(See below for setlist, and also tracklisting for the new
album).
They performed to a more subdued crowd in Paris on Thurs 8
June, with the same setlist as Ancona except for Brave New World instead of
Lonely Soul.
The Berlin gig on Thurs 10 June also went well, with Science
of Silence replacing A Song For The Lovers, and Sonnet and Bitter Sweet
Symphony for the acoustic set. Closing again with a rocking version of Break
The Night With Colour.
Cologne on Sat 12 June has had the start time changed from
7:00pm to 10:15pm so Richard can watch the England v USA game! Fans will
still be allowed entry at 7:00pm to watch the match on TV screens. Refunds
will be given to anyone unable to accommodate the new time.
Here's the best of the youtube videos from the tour:
Glory
Let My Soul Rest
She Brings Me The Music
How Deep Is Your Man
This Thing Called Life
Beatitude
Are You Ready?
Born Again
A Song For The Lovers
Music Is Power
America
Lucky Man
Sonnet
Check The Meaning
The Drugs Don't Work
Break The Night With Colour
SETLIST
Are You Ready?
Born Again
A Song For The Lovers
Beatitude
Music Is Power
How Deep Is Your Man
America
Lucky Man
She Brings Me The Music
Glory
Let My Soul Rest
Encore:
(acoustic solo)
Sonnet
Check The Meaning
The Drugs Don't Work
Encore 2: Lonely Soul
Royal Highness
This Thing Called Life
Break The Night With Colour
Debut album 'RPA & The United Nations of Sound' to be
released 19 July 2010 on Parlophone
Are You Ready?
Born Again
America
This Thing Called Life
Beatitude
Good Loving
How Deep Is Your Man
She Brings Me The Music
Royal Highness
Glory
Life Can Be So Beautiful
Let My Soul Rest
..... and here is a short fan made video [which includes
messages from fans from around the world] to show the frustration felt in
having to wait so long for news of the album.....
TOUR DATES 2010
Europe
Sat, 5.June 2010
Piazza del Papa, Ancona
Tues, 8. June 2010
Le Trabendo, Paris
Thurs, 10. June 2010
Columbia Club, Berlin
Sat, 12. June 2010 Live Music Hall, Cologne [venue has changed from Gloria due to large
demand]
Sun, 13. June 2010
Melkweg, Amsterdam
Tues, 15. June
2010
Academy 1, Manchester
Wed, 16. June 2010
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Australia
Fri 30. July 2010
Palace Theatre, Melbourne
Sat 31. July 2010
Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Wed 4 August 2010
Metro City, Perth
FESTIVALS
Splendour In The Grass, Australia 30. July - 01. August 2010
Summer Sonic, Japan
Sat 7. & Sun 8. August 2010
THIRD EYE
(COLOMBUS CIRCLE)
Download track
available FREE when you join the RPA Club (plus 3 further tracks throughout
the year - and other benefits such as exclusive club members only shows,
presale tickets and exclusive t-shirt...)
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Are you Ready?
is the exciting new song from Richard Ashcroft's comeback album (working title 'Redemption'). Richard is back with a new band - United
Nations of Sound and you can watch the video
[here]
[lyrics]
Welcome to Richard Ashcroft Online. This unofficial website was created
in January 2007 and is dedicated to Richard Ashcroft's amazing solo work. It
originally incorporated a Verve section, but when The Verve reformed mid 2007
I split the two sites to make navigation easier. A link to The Verve
site can be found on the top left-hand side of this page.
Please feel free to browse the various sections, and if you have some time to
spare, you'll receive a warm welcome in the
Friendly Forum
which has discussions on both Richard Ashcroft and The Verve.
I intend to regularly update the site, so please check back from time to time.
No I.D.
is to produce the album as Richard Ashcroft was impressed with his production of
Jay-Z's 'D.O.A.' and an interview where No. I.D. spoke of how some producers
destroy albums just for the sales. They went in and recorded between 20-30
songs in New York, Los Angeles and London.
Talking to Yahoo! Music, No. I.D. said the album is not a
traditional Rock record. "It's like a gumbo fusion, it's stuff on there
like the Blues. There is a little more aggressive drums than your average
rock album", he said.
'The Journey'
(released 18 Dec. 2009 as a download only from iTunes) is the theme music
for a short film of the same name by Richard Jobson and Emma Thompson about
the realities of sex trafficking. The song can be downloaded from iTunes
here and all proceeds go to the
Helen Bamber Foundation for human
rights.
Watch the video
on Richard Ashcroft's website
here
Richard unquestionably stole
the show at this event!
Sonnet
A Song For The Lovers
Check The Meaning
The Drugs Don't Work
Bitter Sweet Symphony
Break The Night With Colour
Lucky Man
You On My Mind In My Sleep
On Your Own
See You In The Next One
Although Richard's
performance was followed by Athlete and then headliners Supergrass, Richard
was undeniably the star of the show!
Performed in the grounds of
one of the most expensive private schools in England Richard joked about his
old school, Upholland High, using shiny toilet paper for tracing paper... and sung his own
short version of Working Class Hero.
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